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German ratings board denies Jericho a rating

The anticipated horror-FPS by Clive Barker, Jericho, has been denied a rating …

While the Manhunt 2 saga was one of the relative few games to spark controversy at the hands of the ESRB, the German ratings board USK has been far more strict about what can and cannot be advertised and sold in Deutschland. Gears of War andCrackdown, for example, were denied a rating and subsequently not sold in the country, leaving gamers with only the choice to import.

No word on exactly what exact content has caused the ratings board to refuse to rate the product, though the ESRB notes "Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language" in its classification of the title as an M-rated game.